Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$87,483

Total expenses

$101,891

Contributions and grants received

$79,355

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

$8,128

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$109,355

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,252

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$107,103

Program service expenses (Part III)

$10,326

Program services were 10.1% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

• HYSOC (HOMER YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA CLUB) WAS FORMED BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS 15 YEARS AGO TO OFFER ORCHESTRAL MUSIC INSTRUCTION TO HOMER YOUTH. TODAY, HYSOC PROGRAMS OFFER LOW COST MUSIC AND ENSEMBLE INSTRUCTION TO KIDS IN GRADES THIRD THROUGH 12TH, WITH MULTIPLE ENSEMBLES BASED ON AGE AND EXPERIENCE. THESE PROGRAMS ADD THE SKILLS IN MUSICIANSHIP TO OPUSS CORE SOCIAL AND LEARNING GOALS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLENO CHILD IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY. HYSOC PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED DURING THE AFTERSCHOOL HOURS, AND THESE STUDENTS PERFORM REGULARLY FOR THE COMMUNITY. HYSOC ALSO INCLUDES THE CODAS ENSEMBLE FOR ADULTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE PARENTS OF OPUS STUDENTS

  Expenses $3,320

• MADE POSSIBLE BY A COLLABORATION WITH THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, PRELUDES PROVIDES VIOLIN INSTRUCTION AND THE USE OF A REAL VIOLIN AT NO COST TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AT PAUL BANKS ELEMENTARY AND CHAPMAN SCHOOL. AN OPTIONAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO SECOND GRADERS. INITIATED IN THE FALL OF 2016, PRELUDES IS INSPIRED BY EL SISTEMA AND JUNEAU, ALASKA MUSIC MATTERS (JAMM). EL SISTEMA IS A MUSICAL PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN THE POOR BARRIOS OF VENEZUELA BEFORE SPREADING WORLDWIDE. JAMM OFFERS TUITION-FREE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS THAT USE THE POWER OF MUSIC AND THE SOCIAL EXPERIENCE OF ENSEMBLE TO HELP YOUTH REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.

  Expenses $89

• INSPIRED BY THE SUCCESS OF THE PRELUDES PROGRAM, FRESCOES BEGAN IN THE FALL OF 2018 WITH KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE STUDENTS AT FIREWEED ACADEMY, HOMERS PUBLIC CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAT NO COST TO STUDENTS. FRESCOES PROVIDES ONE HOUR PER WEEK OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND THE EXPERIENCE OF ENSEMBLE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THESE YOUNG PEOPLE BECOME BETTER LEARNERS AND BETTER CITIZENS. FRESCOES HAVE PERFORMED AT THE ISLANDS AND OCEAN VISITORS CENTER, AT FIREWEEDS MAY DAY CELEBRATION, AND FOR OTHER SCHOOL EVENTS. THE FRESCOES STEERING COMMITTEE IS A GROUP OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS COMMITTED TO MAKING THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL.

  Expenses $264

• CONCERT SERIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

  Expenses $6,653

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2023

Filed

16 August 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202442299349201019

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